Espresso Bean Cheesecake

Notes: Buy coffee ground for a French press coffeemaker (a slightly coarser grind), or whirl whole beans in a coffee grinder or food processor. You can bake this cheesecake up to 2 days ahead; chill until cool, then cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.

Ingredients

6 ounces chocolate wafer cookies

3 tablespoons butter, melted

1/2 cup whipping cream

1/3 cup coarsely ground dark-roasted coffee beans (see notes)

3 packages (8 oz. each) cream cheese, at room temperature

1 1/4 cups sugar

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

Nutritional Information

Calories 422

Caloriesfromfat 62%

Protein 7.6g

Fat 29g

Satfat 17g

Carbohydrate 33g

Fiber 0.4g

Sodium 305mg

Cholesterol 152mg

Calories 422

Caloriesfromfat 62%

Protein 7.6g

Fat 29g

Satfat 17g

Carbohydrate 33g

Fiber 0.4g

Sodium 305mg

Cholesterol 152mg

How to Make It

Step 1

In a food processor, whirl cookies into fine crumbs; you should have 1 1/2 cups. Pour into a 9-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim; add butter and mix. Press mixture over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan.

Step 2

In a 1- to 2-quart pan over medium-high heat, combine cream and coffee beans. Bring to a simmer, remove from heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. Pour mixture through a fine strainer, pressing to extract as much of the liquid as possible (the finer grounds will pass through the strainer); discard residue.

Step 3

In a bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl, if necessary. Beat in cream mixture and vanilla. Pour into crust-lined pan.

Step 4

Bake in a 300º regular or convection oven until center barely jiggles when cake is gently shaken, about 1 hour.

Step 5

Run a thin-bladed knife between cake and pan rim. Refrigerate cake until cool, at least 3 hours, or up to 2 days (see notes).